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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Bitter Grounds, and Other People.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the woman from the bar say happened to a young man in New Orleans?
(a) He was drugged with zombie powder and craved it until he became little more than a zombie himself.
(b) He fell in love with a voodoo priestess who cursed him and now uses him as a slave.
(c) He got involved with bad men and was killed and tuned into a zombie.
(d) He woke up one day to find that his identity had been stolen.

2. In October's story, who first nicknames the boy Runt, and why?
(a) His parents name him Runt, because he is their least favorite child.
(b) His teacher names him Runt after a character from a book who was small and weak.
(c) He names himself Runt, to show that he doesn't care what others say about him.
(d) His brothers name him Runt, because he is younger, smaller and weaker than them.

3. In his note, why did the killer say that he murdered the German Old One?
(a) The Old Ones are weak and deserve to die.
(b) The killer is an Old One who believes the Old Ones should not have relationships with humans.
(c) The Old Ones are planning to destroy mankind.
(d) The Old Ones are evil and enjoy inflicting suffering.

4. Who offers to tell the next story?
(a) September.
(b) August.
(c) June.
(d) April.

5. Why is the young writer upset?
(a) He is trying to write about reality, but he keeps parodying it.
(b) He is trying to write about himself, but for some reason keeps writing about Amelia.
(c) He doesn't want to be a writer and wishes he could be a baker instead.
(d) He is trying to write horror but it is not scary enough.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can the narrator not return to fairyland?

2. What does the old man tell them his father used the cages for?

3. In the poem 'Going Wodwo' why does the narrator give up his shirt, book, coat, and life?

4. What happens when the three older boys go inside?

5. In 'Other People' what is the worst form of torture that the demon inflicts on the man?

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